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THE  COMMITTEE, 

Petition  of  the  French 
bep;  leave  to  report,  'i 
and  Miihiippi  rivers,  : 
before  they  became  I'ul 
extend  to  Lhem  the  hb 


RESOLVED,  T'u-at 
Trad  of  Land  u})0 
ver  a  Maries  falL  into  t 
of  land  lately  agreed  for 
acrols  the  fame  tvventy  v. 
one  other  IVact  of  Land 
River,  and  runnin',!;  wiil: 
Fhni:  and  Parker,  to  the 
thence  with  that  river  re 
which  two  TracLs  of  La: 
as  nny  have  been  w  iLliin 
been  I'ellled  thereon,   aiv 

IlESOLVED,  Th:it 
claiins  to  lancis  of  tlie  \n\ 
l)y  record;^  that  have  beei 
not  lia\'e  been  recorded, 
to  them  by  the  inihtary  ( 
TTiav  hivi'  been  eiUriiitcd, 
four  huiidrcd  acres,  on 
fame  to  be  furveyed  an< 
colis  and  cliarges  ;  a! id  I' 
hi'min'T  tlie  lame  to  the  ] 
the  lands  to  be  laid  out  i 

And  M'hereas  it  may  b( 

C(''^'nized  in  the  a'liient  1 
the  Welfern  Teraitorv, 
AVabadi  and  MilTilippi'  f 
fiime,  that  thev  or  iheii 
fca'  v\rh  (Ml  their  appKii 
hei*oi-c  delcribed  tracts  cj 
ti^.oi'e  upon  the  ]MilIili]i]v 
tiiju'  heirs  and  alligp.s  it 

And  wlicrcas  the    cc 
off ircat-Britain,   and  <m 


THE  COMMITTEE,  confiaing  of  Mr.  WADSWORTH,  Mr.  IRWINP:  and  Mr.  vviFITp:,  to  whom  was  referred  tht 
Perition  of  the  French  and  American  inhabitants  of  Poii  St.  Vincent- s  and  the  Ilhnois,  hy  their  Agent,  Mr.  TARJJIV'EAU, 
becT  leave  to  report,  1  hat  as  there  is  much  uncertainty  about  the  poireilions  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  country  upon  the  Wabaih 
andMiihiippi  rivers,  and  the  quantities  of  land  that  they  may  be  entitled  refpcctively  to  hoUl  and  enjoy,  by  rio^hts  acquired 
before  they  became  fubjecls  of  the  United  States;  in  order  to  quiet  their  minds,  to  maintain  tliem  on  their  juit  rights,  and 
extend  to  them  tliC  liberality  of  the  United  Stales,   tliey  fubmil  the  iollowbg  rcfclntions^   vir,. 

RESOLVED,  Tint  the  (Governor  of  the  V/cftern  IV-rrilory  Ihall  caufe  t:>  be  (iirveyed  and  laid  out,  as  foon  .is  may  be,  a 
Tracl  of  Land  upon  the  \'/a'.)alh  River,  boinidetl  in  rhe  follov/ing  manner,  to  wit  :  Beginning  at  the  place  where  the  Ri- 
ver a  Maries  falL  into  the  Wabash  ;  and  runniii^r  thenco  e^ut  eight  miUs  ;  thence  north  to  the  fouthern  boundary  line  of  a  trav.^] 
of  land  lately  agreed  for  by  the  Board  of  Treafurv,  with  Me^:rrs.  Flint  and  Parker  ;  thence  with  diat  line  to  the  Wabaih,  and 
acrofs  the  fame  twenty  miles  ;  lacncc  cine  nor.  i,  fo  lar  as  to  meet  a  due  v/efl  line  drawn  from  the  point  of  beginning. — Alfo, 
one  other  Tract  of  Laiiil  upon  thu  Millihppi,  bo.m.IcJ  in  the  following  manner,  vi/,.  Beginning  at  the  moutli  of  the  Wood 
River,  and  running  wl'litlie  fonlhern  boundary  iiiiv.- r)i  at;;i.:  >  '  -^,  I  aely  ;igreed  U^r  by  the  Board  of  Treafury,  withMefU-5. 
Flint  and   Parker,  ^to  the  Kalkaikias  Pviver  ;   thence  foiulirTly   n.  -  meets  the  M}i1ili]-.|-.i  <'it   ih:-  iiKUjth  of  tl)c  Pdver  an  Vafe  ; 

thence  with  that  river  to  tlie  place  ot  beginning,  and  inchki  i.        *       n   Mi.it  ri\  er  near  to  the  ealtern  bank  of  the  fame; 

Avhich  two  Tracls  of  Land  will  cDntani  and  cireu'idcnbe  ail  ■  '^ule         '.'m   .m-  ,. :  !   i^rench  inhabitants  except  fuel: 

as  nny  have  been  within  the  tract  agreed  lur  w::hT!:  i'.       ^  xUvcr,  and  the  right::  of  ea.h  as   may  have 

been  ieltled  thereon,   an  1  provided  l)r  b-'  ' '  ■;•  : - 

RESOLVED,   That  the  Governor  01    i         ^      tern  Territory  Ihad  caule,   as  ibt^n  as  niav  be,  due  enquiry  to  be  made  into  the 
claims  to  lanas  of  the  inhabitants  of  theci.u^  :be  Wahalh  and  MiliUippi  River  i  where  •'   ihali  be  afiertained,  eithei 

hv  reord^  that  have  been  prelervcd  ni  liie  <  ■  "'-  .,    lU  the  polleliion  of  the  parties  claiming,   v.hichma^ 

n^:'^  ha\^e  been  recorded,    that  lands  may  ha\e  ....  .^  ^  f  the  laid  miiabtiani:.  by  tke  French  government,  er  concede' 

torhemby  the  military  ollicer  .  in  command  there  h^^\..  :;  -__»,t  i^v  the  intciidant  (m-  (^'her  ci\-il  oiiicer  oi  that  Crow  n,  %vh( 

rnav  have  been  eiUrnii(aU\iMi  tii('  (Lil!*i!>ation  oi    'and.;  provitled  the  quaiiiity  expreiled  ininch  grant  docs  not  exceed 

four  hundred  acres,  on  the  applicarioi)  of  liie  ivd  inlnbnanis  reipectivelv,  or  of  their  hnr:>  or  h  gai  renr«;h- ntatr.  rs,  caule  tl; 
lame  to  be  fnrveved  and  laid  o;n,  agreeably  to  t!u  ve  :"  :  yaioie.  in  tJK'  !<...!  writings  and  records  contained,  ai  tl-Lir  own  prope 
colts  and  charges  ;  a-ui  Ihall  gram  letters  patenr,  under  the  U  .A  t)t"  the  government,  and  cnnntcrdigned  by  the  Secrerary,  con 
tn-ming  the  I'dmc  to  tie-  fiid  parries,  ^^1  to  their  1-  r.  and  a'^'  --  ^Vi-  e\-ef  ;  to  the  inh.d)ir- :  '  .  oi'  the  cmiary  open  'Ive  Wabali 
the  lands  to  be  laid  out  in  tiie  tract  upon  the  \\\:  ■   ::;,   and  to  L..e  ianauilanis  ul    ih^  Miililippi  io  tiie  trad  U'^e-n  ih    iVia:.,;ppn 

And  M'hereas  it  m.iy  be,   that  pcrfons  nvav  have  a         --ed  e(]uitab]c  titles  ^o  lands  under  foine  peculiar  culloms  eluiblil^ied  and  r'- 
cecnized  in  the  ancient  French  Colonic^,    where  .    ■  e- w  '    have  pal'ed   in  th  :'  (  a^e  :    KF'-^.)L  v  Fl  >,    'Fhat  th-        ;\er:.er   < 

the  Welfern  Teraitfuw,    wherever  it   ihali  be    i,..  .^   i.e..  'sa    io:a-v-irbv  anv  of  tlie    ieh..h-'anr:-  ot  the   countries  niu^n  th 

Wabadi  and  Milhlinni    Rraers,    or  Ir/  the  lieirs  or  le'Val  r^  ::,'.-.■;    ane  oiadons  who  ha\-e  lic  r^wfore  h^  --  '^  ^-  '      a       r:  »i> 

fume,  that  thev  or  their  prcdecellors  rci}:>ei:t:i\ae  '  '  ac^en-vo  e^nnaine  or  cniiomary  rlgnt^  to  la!t!>,  iiaoi  vanit  ie  ;  -■  n:r\.'\c 
for  i^ich  (^n  their  appKing  ior  the  lame,  and  at  tO^a  r.re,w:e  c  '  aiivi  charges,  ibur  h  nalied  acres  or  land,  within  e;ther  oi  ih 
bei'oi'e  delcribed  tracts  of  land,    iii  th.itnpon  tie     -  ;  for  tfie  inbaf:  ■     a     ey-^^    i^e  Vvhbalh,   and  in  that    upon  the  %'.i 


tiiole  upon  the  MilIili]i]M  ;    and  iiine  leltLr,-  patent  und.ilhe  ie.d  of  tlic  _, ,    .eminent,    granting  tne  lame   to  ine  iiu^ondn  . 


1  ■.  V   1      \   1  ] 


.:■! 


tinnr  heirs  cindanigns  ior  e\cr, 


And   wliercas   the    country    upon    the  Wabaih  and  Mi  Idh^^pi  IFn/ers   vha^   by  the  'Ih-eatv  of  Faris,    lydy^,,  ceded  to  the  Crow 
ofGreat-Britaiiu   arid  p  rants  c>f  land  may  liave  been  macie  to  nioividuah  inhsabirii'ci  there,   by  the  oiiicers  of  that  Crown  :   IlESOF 


E,  to  whom  was  referred  tli« 
Cerent,  Mr.  TARDIVEAU, 
the  country  upon  the  Wabalh 
nd  enjoy,  by  rio;hts  acquired 
them  on  their  juit  righcs,  and 


aid  out,   as  foon  as  may  be,  3 

nn-  at  the   place  where  the  Ri- 

hern  boundary  line  oi'  a  trad: 

i\\:\[  line   to  the    Wabalh,    and 

c  point  of  bepjiiiniiio^. — AHo^ 

-  at   tlie  mouth  of  the    Wood 
» 

ird  oi  Treafury,  withMefTrs, 
nouth  of  tl)c  River  au  Vafe  ; 
the  ealtern  bank  of  tlie  lame; 
[•('juh  inliabitants,  exceot  fuch 
c  rights  of  each  a.s   may  have 


ic  enquiry  to  be  made  into  tlie 
e  it  lliall  bo  afccrtaincd,  either 
'  parties  clanning,  v,  hichmay 
'cnch  government,  or  conceded 
ci\-il  oiiicer  oi  that  C'rov  n,Vvhy 
in  inch  ;j;/ant  doco  not  exceed 
:oai  repr*:lentati-. Ts,  caufe  the 
'•iitained,  ai  il-tir  ov/n  proper 
•liv-^eci  bv  the  Secretary,  con- 
(    '.::.^rv  r,r.(,n  tlie  W'a!  "•'• 


uj,,un  IL    Ai.ii.iippi. 


.:::ir  cuiioms  eihdjrricd  and  re- 
jnt:^  ot  the   couiiiries  upon  the 

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or  land,    w  ithi:        ;;u  r  ol   ihe 

in  that   upon  tlu-  IVli!'-  ■  ■'  ' 

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iaine   to  the  indi\'i(h:.;!s  nwd  i^> 


ris,    1/6^,,  ce(kd  tv)  the  Cro'vn 
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at  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
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illustrent  la  m^thode. 


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orCjixat-BriuiUi,  .11. ti  u! 
\''KD,  tiiit  the  (jovcriK 
hubiia;:  .  a:ul  order  ilu 
t:  vM    i Hid  ;    a'lel,  ini» 

a;id  L^ii'^Ms  rffp?:'cLi\'r!\' 

Al'id  \S  licrca  .  ii  '  'HI   111 

gtnUi  to  ilie  Uiiii''di  St:a; 
nod  into  tlic  laid  I'jiiiiti 
'It  Kit  the  (jDs'ernor  ot"  i 

tnilV^'d,    \n  orJi f   t  lif-   ]■.]] 

l:;r!  iidiabluuls. 


And  wherras  It.  mx:  I 
vfr^'T  all  tlu'  claims  t)l'thf 
i...ril  have  i)cen  dati^Hed, 
cind  lie  ife  hci\'i)v  ciniKVA 
Arns^  in  quantities  not  ( 
fame  to  the  laid  a()[)licrtn 

\vnhiiandir-p;  :    out  (>f  v 
excepted, 

RESOLVED,  Tha 

A\  h e t lie r  1  c ';^a  1  o r  c q 1 1 it:: 
he  is  hereby  einj)o\verc 
lumdrcd  acres  ict  eacli 
^^  ith  ail  the  circundianc 
tv  and  propriety,  as  we 
o:iice,  w  lie  re  all  perib: 
ef  Viro-inia,  (hall  pre!' 
\vlikh  Vv'arrants  oi"  iur\ 
i:;)0!:  the  execution  of 
e  vCcution  of  their  oihc 
\:i:\d^  ihall  be  rctarned 
have  been  aicertained, 
corded  in  the  laid  oliicc 
land,  be  retLirned  and 
once  in  everv  three  nic 
rei'olations. 


V'ED,  tiKit  the  (jovcinor  of  the  Welhrn  Tcri-itorv  Ihall  cuii 

habiiant   ,   >.:\cl  order  ihe  lands  to  be  iiirv'cycd    .   -    i     " 
tr.i  '      '!    l.ind  ;   arid,  vindi  r  ih<         ,c  hiiiitatioi. 
2:\d  li'ti'vis  rffprLL:\'r!\   inr  ever. 


Trrifv  t- 


f  Pht- 


LiKUi  ritb  to  be  iiiudc,  as  in  the  ctiUw  oi  the  aiic:ti.t  i'rcr.ch  \y, 


. I. iiLik.il  *     wiiLiL^    Li    vii« 


Miin  the  Lound 
5  paicivt  ciuiliruiiiig   ih^.  la, 


bet(  re  dt  (Iribci 
iLliji  i  he; 


guiUiia  ih'J  UiiUt-'d  States,    ihr  lamtf  under  li'i   (i')i!iiniuii  t)i   ni*t  lictit,   and  i!*;ui)  j<  rl.Mi-njiiy  lu\'t'  reinovcd  durniv^j  th.':t  j  e 

liod  into  lip    !"  iuit;.'  \    '  uliunii  of  \    ;       :  .:    T  '  /  ^ .  L\  LJ,> 

'1  hat  the  (io  .'triuir  ot   the  \V  etti  rn  lerntor;.     .  .ilcdUiC  due  ep..]uirv  lo  be  made  nUo  tiic  iaiivc,  and,  t'pcn  th.e  laii^c  h-c^M'.r  aletv 

t''.'M:"l,    \f^  or.liT  th^"  l.siid-,  t(^  1  »i  !;  irvevf  d  ;.ii;d  l.t'd  oht  !(.■'•  tile  r.r  j-     ,,    .liiriMvilu'  i:nr.e.  theii'lieir    (,r|((r;il  j-i  rrt  It  li'Ml     ■       v"^ 


t  L' 


1         a  1  . 1 1    I  - 1 J ,  i   i  1  -  J     i '  .J 


h;;;  iiihahiianls. 


Antl  whereas  It  nuv  be  that  w  itliin  the  boundaries  oi'  the  before  deilribt'd  tract*  <A    iii.dupon  tlie  Wabaf!)  and  l\**!''f''ri  Hh-fr 
after  all  llie  elain^s  i)f  the  inhabiiant,  v,  heth' "  h  ^,;al  or  e-^nitabh-,    lu  any  qiKn-T-r-    .  d  not  ex.  m  (ibv^foiir  hundj  I 

fcall  h.a\e  been  iati^'-ud,   th(ae  niav   \  •.  i    la  ii.'ui  jii   (.-^ciidt:    :    (\KS()iA'i  ,  ...  uHv^ihor  ul  ih-'^  '*■'  clierii   ii'-Leiv  iwj.^ 

ond  b*c  ife  here'hy  empowered  ar.d  dh'ecied,  upon  .ipph.aiiv)!!,  to  ordtT  the  i  ia;e  lo  oe  ii]f\eved  arid  hiid  uui  ior  any  perfon  or  pei 
Arns,  in  quantities  not  exeeedhiii;  i^jViX  hundred  acre'  tor  wiCa  a'>phcar.i  ;  .d  :;>  I'a  letters  i5at(  ;  :,  rrarxti'mj-  and  ( (aiiinninu-  tl 
fame  to  the  faid  ai)[)iicant.s  rciju^ctix'ely,  and  i.>  liien-  lieirs  and  ali!tj;ns  fur  <  _      mp-  for  t!  :  e  at  the  ra 


i)era.  re,   anv  ihine,  in  th/.Miov  .ts  to   tbie  Board  of  'i  realury  lu  dh"'      .    cd    \--  H 


v^'thftandinrr  :    c'^  of  which  po\v;r  ,  liie  l)ef(M'e  deilrilnal  i,  ,  ,    of  kind  upon  :!ie  W'abalh  and   \'id"' 
cxLcpted, 


■*■■» 

I    *    t  Y    \    1  »  '' 


t*  J     >  I    '.    /        f   <         »  \ 


no 


j'lllce,   where  all  perfons  claiming  lan.ds  under  ^,i;rant:.  from  the  trow^n  of  P'rance,   the  p^overnment  of   Great-Eritain,   or  the  lis 
jf  Virginia^   (hall  prefent  the  lame,   or  authcn.tic   copies   of   the   records,   wdiere  the  fame  n:ay  have  been,  prelerved,   arid    frc 

'•1  /"i*  111'.'*'  *  «  •■*  »- 


RESOLVED,  That  where  the  claims  to  lands  of  tiie  in/nabitants  (f  the  country  upon  the  Vv^abafn  and  Mill'fippi  river 
vwhether  le^,];al  or  equitable,  do  not  amount  to  four  huridred  acres  i'er  each;  the  Covcrr»or  of  the  '\\  ehern  '1  crritorv  n^as  ,  .1 
he  is  hereby  em])o\\ered,  at  the  reu;ut  It  of  th.e  partie-^,  to  ^^xwwx.  to  the  parties  a  c]Uantity  in  adcdi".'  n,  r)  •}  adl  n.ake  up-  i"';i 
hundred  acres  u.t  each  inhabitant  :  :ind  [jro\'idid,  tint  in  all  cales  where  the  claim  exceeds  that  cp:':!n\  he  A::all  rcroM  tin  '•  • 
^vith  all  the  circundiancesattendino^  it. to  Congrefs,  for  their  decibr.n  :  And  to  the  erid  that  the  buiin.e.,.  n:ay  be  ccnducied  w  ith  id 
tv  and  propriety,  as  well  for  the  united  States  as  for  the  iiidi\  iduals  interelLed,  FiEbOi^VED,   d  liat  the  Governor  ihall  erect; 

e 

wbv^'.bi  warrants  o  I  fur\ey  niall  illue  to  the  iurve-.ors  to  be  a|,'pointed  to  lay  out  the  lame,  vvhich  furvcyors,  before  tli^y  k:'\\ 
:m:  the  execution  of  their  oiiice,  ii^all  take  an  oath  or  aiiirmation  of  iidtiity  to  the  United  States,  and  for  the  dne  and  f.'iki 
c  vCcution  of  their  oiiices  reipectively,  before  they  er.ter  on  the  fame,  which  warrants,  together  v.ith  plots  (f  the  tracts 
land,  ihall  be  returned  to  and  bled  in  the  i;dd  otfice,  betore  anv  patent  lliall  iilue  ;  and  m  all  cafes  \v  here  equitable  titles  fix 
have  been  afcertained,  the  Governor  hiali  certify  the  fanie,  under  his  hand  and  leal,  to  tlie  parts  ,  w  kicii  certiiicate  :■  11  be  r 
corded  in  the  lax]  oiiice,  and  w^lrrants  of  furvey  illued  thereupon,  and  return  t»f  the  warrants^  tO'Teth^a  Vviih  tb>  pie;/,  of  tJ 
land,  be  returned  and  iiled  before  any  p^aten.t  for  t  tie  fame  iludl  illue  :  And  the  Secreta.ry  of  the  Governrn.en*  ^^  :''  -■■  i  -•  -  "■; 
once  in  every  three  m.onths  to  the  Secretar)'  of  Conp^rcfs  of  uU  warrants  illued  by  tiie  Governor  in  liurfuance  o;  u,.j  lorcooa 
refolutions. 


I  !     ,      ) 


.  (  Arf\  f 


ound.-  of    *      bet(        «'        ihcd 


w ;  i   1 1 ! . .  •. .  r   I  ^  's   1 1  I  ■     '    :     \    . ; 

have  rt')i»ovc(i  (iiiiJiis'^  ii)al|.L'- 
!i<l,  iipcMi  li:c  i:.ii:c  I'c'Mc;  alctr- 


!•  !(■<'■;!  1  vt  !■  rt  \i  i :'  :•  ■ 


!    i       >      M  Ji      i  j 


IT    i>  >^  i.( :  1 1     ■    '  . '        '  ' 


'     |1  'f*  i-c 


1   I.  •   1       va    i 


kill!  uut  icr  any  jx'riorj  orpcr- 
rr^iritirisr  ant;         liniiiivg  tL<' 

^  i.i    Wf  Hern  1  crrii:..^    ... 


I  *  1  -*  >  1    • 


•n-'i 


•1  « ' 


-^■'•'  -^e  Loriducud  V.  uii  i<.]c- 


W.-ibafn   and    Miil'drpi    rivers, 

.  hilt  the  CcA  ernor  liiall  cixct  im 

(■]'    Great-Britain,   or  the  it  ate 

::.vc  been  prcltr\  lJ,   arid    from 

I   j'urvcycr^.   htlore    th.e;y   toiler 

,   and  for  t'       :i.c    and    l<;:iLlnl 
jr  v.iih  plots    cf    the   trattb  of 
fes  where   equitable   titles   fliall 
.  ,    \.  liich  eertiiicate  iLall  be    i 
ogether   with  the  yAtxs  of  tiic 
uc)\'"!'!nnenL    il.aii   i'::;i,e   r------ 

in  luirluance   of  tU'J  lorci.>oiiMJ^ 


